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Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882)

Flemish Cartographer
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Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882)

Flemish Cartographer

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The famous English naturalist who proposed the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection which is also called “Survival of the Fittest”.

”THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM” means “The Theatre World”.

It was utilized to develop the Plate Tectonics Theory.

The Theatrum

Ortelius became interested in mapmaking. Within a decade he compiled maps of the world on a heart-shaped projection (1564), of Egypt (1565), and of Asia (1567), as well as the first edition of the Theatrum, which contained 70 maps derived from 87 authorities and engraved in a uniform style. Enlarged and kept up to date in successive editions until late 1612, the Theatrum appears to have been the most popular atlas of its time. Ortelius was appointed geographer to Philip II of Spain (1575). A facsimile of the Theatrum was published in 1964.
Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)

Flemish Cartographer
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Abraham Ortelius

Flemish Cartographer

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Abraham Ortelius, Flemish Abraham Ortels or Abraham Wortels, Flemish cartographer and dealer in maps, books, and antiquities, who published the first modern atlas, THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM in 1570.

”THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM” means “The Theatre World”.

It was utilized to develop the Plate Tectonics Theory.

The Theatrum

Ortelius became interested in mapmaking. Within a decade he compiled maps of the world on a heart-shaped projection (1564), of Egypt (1565), and of Asia (1567), as well as the first edition of the Theatrum, which contained 70 maps derived from 87 authorities and engraved in a uniform style. Enlarged and kept up to date in successive editions until late 1612, the Theatrum appears to have been the most popular atlas of its time. Ortelius was appointed geographer to Philip II of Spain (1575). A facsimile of the Theatrum was published in 1964.
Carolus Linnaeus a.k.a. Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778)

Swedish Botanist
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Carolus Linnaeus a.k.a. Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778)

Father of Modern Taxonomy

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Carolus Linnaeus, swedish botanist who developed a system of classification to group organisms by their similarities.

Swedish botanist and explorer who was the first to frame principles for defining natural genera and species of organisms and to create a uniform system for naming them (binomial nomenclature).

Systema Naturae

This folio volume of only 11 pages presented a hierarchical classification, or taxonomy, of the three kingdoms of nature: stones, plants, and animals.
Erasmus Darwin (1731 – 1802)

British physician, poet, and botanist
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Erasmus Darwin (1731 – 1802)

British physician, poet, and botanist

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He is best known as the grandfather of naturalist Charles Darwin and of biologist Sir Francis Galton. But, Erasmus Darwin was an important figure of the Enlightenment in his own right.

Erasmus proposed the idea that all living things were descended from a common ancestor.

Zoonomia

an ambitious two-volume work aiming to classify facts about animals, to set out laws describing organic life, and to catalog diseases with their treatments.
Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de Buffon (1707 - 1788)

Frensh Naturalist
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de Buffon (1707 - 1788)

French Naturalist

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Georges, a french naturalist who proposed that organisms shared ancestors.

Georges, a french naturalist remembered for his comprehensive work on natural history, Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière
Jean – Baptiste Lamarck

Frensh Biologist
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Jean – Baptiste Lamarck

French Biologist

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Jean proposed that all organisms evolved toward perfection and complexity

French biologist who is best known for his idea that acquired characters are inheritable, an idea known as Lamarckism, which is controverted by modern genetics and evolutionary theory.
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